Horse Racing

7:16 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially out of the picture, Essential Quality regrouped for a signature win that might set him up for a big 2021. Essential Quality took charge in the stretch to overtake 94-1 long shot Hot Rod Charlie and win Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by three-quarters of

1:11 PM ET The 37th edition of the Breeders’ Cup will kick off two days of action Friday afternoon at Keeneland. A lot of eyes will be on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and with so many high-profile races in the mix, there are numerous opportunities to wager on horses that offer significant value. Chris “The

12:49 PM ET Associated Press Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, who has had multiple horses test positive for medication violations, is taking steps to “do better,” including hiring outside oversight. Baffert said in a statement Wednesday that he is “very aware” of the incidents involving his horses and the impact that it’s had on

7:59 PM ET Associated Press Improbable has drawn the No. 8 post position for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and is the 5-2 morning line favorite for the marquee race of the season-ending World Championships at Keeneland. One of three Bob Baffert-trained entries in the $6 million race for 3-year-olds and up, Improbable will have Irad

3:32 PM ET Danny Matthews Close Danny’s journey in the sporting media has taken him to some special sporting scenes over the last decade. From the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Sochi Winter Games in 2014, together with major sports events across Australia, his CV delivers quite

4:51 PM ET Associated Press Kentucky Derby winner Authentic heads a field of 11 horses, possibly including filly and Preakness winner Swiss Skydiver against males, for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert entering three horses in the $6 million race that includes Belmont winner Tiz the Law. Besides Authentic, second to Swiss Skydiver

3:00 PM ET Associated Press A filly trained by two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert has tested positive in a postrace drug test for the second time this year, making it the third positive test by a horse in Baffert’s stable in the last six months. Craig Robertson, Baffert’s attorney, issued a statement confirming Gamine’s

4:54 PM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — A backstretch worker at Belmont Park caused the death of a $200,000 racehorse by releasing the filly onto blacktop, where she fell and broke her leg, prosecutors said Thursday. The worker released the horse in retaliation for being fired. Ramzan Antooa, 38, released the 2-year-old filly named

9:42 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Gary Jones, who oversaw Hall of Fame horse Best Pal and 1986 older horse of the year Turkoman, has died. He was 76. Jones died Sunday at his home in Del Mar near San Diego following a lengthy illness, Santa Anita officials said

8:27 AM ET Associated Press NEWMARKET, England — One of the most decorated runners in European horse racing was retired Monday when the owners of superstar mare Enable said she had run her last race and would soon begin a breeding career. The 6-year-old Enable, who was ridden by Frankie Dettori, is the only horse